2012 Ladies European Tour

The 2012 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2012. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).

2012 Ladies European Tour season
DurationFebruary 2012 (2012-02) – December 2012 (2012-12)
Number of official events24
Most wins2 (tie):
Netherlands Christel Boeljon
Spain Carlota Ciganda
China Shanshan Feng
Australia Stacey Keating
Order of MeritSpain Carlota Ciganda
Player of the YearSpain Carlota Ciganda
Rookie of the YearSpain Carlota Ciganda
Lowest stroke averageChina Shanshan Feng
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2013 →

The tour featured 24 official money events. Carlota Ciganda, a rookie, won the Order of Merit with earnings of €251,290. She was also named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

The season was the first since 1983 not to include an event in the Nordic countries. The South African Women's Open was included for the first time. while the Ladies Open of Portugal was dropped from the schedule, having been a fixture since 2002. The Ladies British Masters, not played since 2001, was re-introduced, now with ISPS Handa as title sponsor.

The European Nations Cup was succeeded as team event by the World Ladies Championship.

Schedule

The numbers in brackets after the winners' names indicate the career wins on the Ladies European Tour, including that event, and is only shown for members of the tour.

Key
Major championships
Regular events
Team championships
Dates Tournament Host country Winner WWGR
points		 Notes
2–5 Feb Gold Coast RACV Australian Ladies Masters Australia Netherlands Christel Boeljon (2) 15.5 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
9–12 Feb ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open Australia United States Jessica Korda (n/a) 43 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
and the LPGA Tour
17–19 Feb ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open New Zealand Australia Lindsey Wright (n/a) 16 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour
2–4 Mar World Ladies Championship China China Shanshan Feng (n/a) – individual
China Shanshan Feng and Liying Ye – team		 16
22–25 Mar Lalla Meryem Cup Morocco Australia Karen Lunn (10) 16
3–5 May Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open Scotland Scotland Carly Booth (1) 16
10–13 May Turkish Airlines Ladies Open Turkey Netherlands Christel Boeljon (3) 16
24–27 May UniCredit Ladies German Open Germany France Anne-Lise Caudal (2) 16
1–3 Jun Deloitte Ladies Open Netherlands Spain Carlota Ciganda (1) 15
8–10 Jun Allianz Ladies Slovak Open Slovakia Denmark Line Vedel (1) 15
14–17 Jun Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open Switzerland Scotland Carly Booth (2) 15
22–24 Jun Raiffeisenbank Prague Golf Masters Czech Republic England Melissa Reid (4) 15
13–15 Jul South African Women's Open South Africa Germany Caroline Masson (1) 15
26–29 Jul Evian Masters France South Korea Inbee Park (n/a) 68 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
3–5 Aug Ladies Irish Open Ireland Scotland Catriona Matthew (5) 18.5
16–18 Aug ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters England Wales Lydia Hall (1) 15
7–9 Sep UNIQA Ladies Golf Open Austria Sweden Caroline Hedwall (5) 15
13–16 Sep Ricoh Women's British Open England South Korea Jiyai Shin (n/a) 100 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
20–23 Sep Tenerife Open de España Femenino Spain Australia Stacey Keating (1) 15
4–7 Oct Lacoste Ladies Open de France France Australia Stacey Keating (2) 15
26–28 Oct China Suzhou Taihu Open China Spain Carlota Ciganda (2) 15 Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
2–4 Nov Sanya Ladies Open China France Cassandra Kirkland (1) 15 Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
30 Nov – 2 Dec Hero Women's Indian Open India Thailand Pornanong Phatlum (1) 15 Co-sanctioned by the LAGT
5–8 Dec Omega Dubai Ladies Masters United Arab Emirates China Shanshan Feng (n/a) 18.5

Order of Merit rankings
RankPlayerCountryEarnings (€)
1Carlota Ciganda Spain251,290
2Caroline Masson Germany241,831
3Shanshan Feng China202,148
4Julieta Granada Paraguay164,042
5Carly Booth Scotland164,020
6Stacey Keating Australia159,782
7Lee-Anne Pace South Africa159,617
8Diana Luna Italy150,477
9Laura Davies England130,293
10Trish Johnson England124,438

Source:[1]

References
  1. LET Tour Guide 2013. Ladies European Tour. 2013. pp. 159–200. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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